Rinsing tank for water closets and the like



June 30, 1925.

v c. H. SEGATO amsmc TANK FOR WATER CLOSETS AND THE LIKE.

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inane PATENT CHARLES I'IEINER-IK SEGATO, OF COPENHAGEN, DENIILARK.

RINSING TANK FOR WATER CLOSETS AND THE LIKE.

Application filed August 7, 1922.

To all whom it may cmwern:

Be it known that I, CrrAnLns Hummer]: Snoxro, a subject of the King of Denmark, residing at 121 Guldbergsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rinsing Tanks for Water Closets and the like, of which the following is a statement.

The present invention relates to a rinsing tank'for Water closets and the like, with a siphon fixed firmly in the tank and an inlet valve for the water controlled by a float. When the rinsing tank is not used, there is no water in it, and consequently it will not freeze at low temperatures.

In the drawing Fig. 1 shows a vertical section of the tank, Fig. 2 is a side view of the same with some parts removed, and Fig. 3 is a side View of the siphon itself, partly in section.

In the bottom of the tank a is fixed a siphon b. The discharge arm of said siphon has, as shown in Fig. 1 close above the discharge end an enlargement d. The tank a has at its top a neck 6 which surrounds the top of the siphon b. Inv the said neck a valve 7 for the supply of water is provided. A float g is secured to an arm h which pivots on a pin 70 on said valve f. A. lug Z on the arm h, as a rule, bears against the plunger of the valve 7, thereby shutting off the supply of water. When the float g is lifted into the position shown by the dotted lines, the pressure of the lug Z against the plunger of the valve f will cease and water will rush out into the tank a.

The arm it of the float is, by means of a pull rod connected to one end of a lever 11, into the other end of which is hung a chain 0 ending in a ring 29. Some distance below this ring a nail g or the like is secured to the wall.

The tank operates as follows:

The chain 0 is pulled and the ring 10 is secured on the nail As the lug Z now no longer bears against the plunger of valve f, water will rush freely into the tank so that the surface of the water rises gradually. When the surface of the water has reached the float g, the water will lift this float, and the ring 10 will therefore be disengaged from its nail g, which, purposely, should be ar- Serial N'o. 580,151.

ranged laterally, a little outside of the vertical line of the'ohain 0. Finally the level of the water will be so high that the latter will commence to enter the discharge arm of the siphon, and at the same time the level of the water will have reached the neck 6 of the tank, so that it will rise at a much faster speed. Therefore an abundant jet of water will at once run into the discharge pipe of the siphon. This discharge of water will now be much greater than the supply and the surface of the water will therefore sink and with it the float, and when it has reached down into its lowest position, it will, 011 account of its weight automatically close the valve Instead of employing a single siphon, it is possible, as shown in Fig. 3, to employ a siphon with two suction-arms and a single discharge-arm. It is also possible to employ several suction-arms, disposed in a circle round about the discharge-arm or to employ a stationary bell surrounding a dischargearm that is open at the top. The last-mentioned arm must have the above-named contraction o. A siphon with several suctionarms operates still better than a single siphon, probably owing to the fact that the torrents of water from the various suctionarms cross each other in the discharge-arm, so that, in the latter, there are produced strong whirling motions in the falling water discharged.

The tank described, as compared to tanks hitherto known is distinguished by the fact that with the exception of the valve 7", it is free from packings, pistons, membranes and the like, and that the movable parts disposed in connection with the tank are but few and of a very simple, and consequently reliable construction. Owing to the simplicity of the tank it is cheap in manufacture and can hardly ever spring leaky.

The constructional form of the invention shall not be limited to that shown in the accompanying drawing and described in the foregoing, and the several parts may be varied in shape or form, or may be replaced by others of similar shape or effect.

I claim:

A rinsing tank for water closets and the like, a siphon fixed firmly in the tank, an

inlet valve for Water, a float gauge actuated means to control the said valve, the said tank having an upwardly extending neck of a smaller sectional area than that of the tank and the bend of the siphon being located Within said neck a lever mounted in the tank and connected to said float gauge actuated means and a chain attached to said lever said chain ending in a ring and a nail disposed laterally and near the said chain 10 and ofl Which nail said ring may easily slip when the chain becomes slack.

In witness whereof he aifixes his signature.

7 CHARLES HEINERIK SEGATO. 

